Improved washing-machine



",PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHEF WASH NGTDN D C gtie-ital 5 @atm/tl @iiiJOHN LEIB, or `AKRON, o'HIo.

Leners Patent No'. 85,315, aerea Deeembef 29, 186s. l

rMPRovED WASHma ivneczsruvrrl The Schedule referred to 'in these Letters'Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, Jonas LEIB, of Akron, in the colmty of Summit, andStateof Ohio, vhave .invented new and useful Improvements inVVashing-Machines5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a fnll,

` clear, and exact description of my invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificatiomand tothe letters of refer ence marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure l isan elevation of my improved washingmachine.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

Figure 3 isa detail elevation of the mechanism for securing and pressingdown the rubber.

Figure 4 is a perspective view, showing manner of combiningrubber-frame, axle, and handles.

The nature of my invention consists in lthe novel mode of constructingthe i'ame for the axle of the rubber, whereby I am able to vary theamount of pressure on the rubber in a very cheap and effectual manner,"at the same time having the several parts so arranged as to render itvery easy to remove the rubber from tliebox whenever found desirable.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The box A is made of wood or other suitable material, of the generalform shown, and may be set on the ground, as shown in drawing, or legsmay be secured to it in an ordinary manner.

The wash-board frame E E is secured in the inside of the box A by nailsor screws, which are driven through said trame-pieces into the sides ofthe box.

At the upper ends of the frame E E is pivot-ed the roller Gr, by meansof pins at its ends 'which run in holes in said fra1ne-pieces, saidholes being so arranged as to bring the surface of the roller G'a littleabove the plane of the wash-boards F F.

The frame-pieces E E have a deep notch, j', cut in them, in which setthe pieces F F, which form the wash-board. These pieces F are roundedoi' on their upper edges, and form, when setting beside each other, acorrugated wash-board, with'a surface similar to that of an ordinarywash-board.

The rubberconsists of the two rollers Dr D, which are pivoted betweenthe rubber flame-pieces B B by pins driven into their ends, and runninginto holes 1n the pieces B B, and the corrugated rubber-board G, whichis secured between the pieces B B and between the rollers D D. I In theupper ends of these pieces B B are mortised the axle-pieces N N, whichare of the form shown in fig. 4 the ends of which are Inortised into thehandle.` pieces M M, which are united at their other ends by the handleO, as seen in iig. 2. The handle-pieces M M and frame-pieces B B areplaced at an oblique angle with each other, as seen in gs. l and 4, forgreater4 convenience in operating the rubber by the handle O.

The pieces H H are secured by nails or screws to the box A, and theirupper and central portions are cut out, leaving the arms I I andrarounded bottom portion, on which rests the round portion of theaxlepieces N N, when there are no clothes between the wash-board F Fandrubber D C I). y

These arms I I are of such size and material as to possess a smalldegree of elasticity, and in their outer edges are cut the notches k k.

The pressers J are of the form shown in fig. 3, and are arranged betweenthe arms I I, their endsbeing cut ina concave brxn, and resting on theround part of the axle-pieces N N.

A spiral spring, L, sets around the round portion.

of the pressers J, its lower endirestin'g on the square lower part ofsaid pressers, while its upper end' bears against the collar K, which isof the form shown, and is provided with bevelled faces on the insideends, as seen in fig. 3, which bevelled faces t into the notches k 7c inthe arms I I, and thus secure the collars K K in any desired position.

The general construction of my machine havingv been thus fullydescribed, its operation-is readily seen. The clothes to be washed areput into the box Aat the lower side of the wash-board F F, anda snicientamount of washing-water is introduced to fill the box A up to aboutone-third vof the height of the washboard. The handle O is then broughtdown into the box A, which carries the rubber D G D back from thewash-board F F, when a portion of the clothes are drawn up on saidwash-board. Then, by raising and operating the handle O, the rubber Dv OD is caused to rub that portion of the clothes on the board F F, therollers D D serving to keep the clothes pressed down, so as not to betorn by the rubber-board G, and the springs L L serving. to keep the'rubber D GD pressed down on the clothes, and also to allow of a risingof said rubber, to conform to any irregularities in the thickness of theclothes.

When that portion of the clothes on the board F F.

has been suiiiciently washed, the handle O is raised to such a height asto bring the rubber C over and beyond the roller G. The portion ofclothes on the board F F having been brought up so as to come on' theroller G, the passing of the rubber Cover said roller will draw up theclothes over the board F F a distance equal to the width of the rubberC. The clothes thus drawn vover the roller G being grasped by theoperator, to prevent their beingdrawn back, the rubber D G D is broughtback over the board F F, and the washing orrubbing of the clothesperformedas before shown.

It is readily'seen that, by springing together' the arms I I,tl1eco1lars K K may be slipped up or down one or more notches L k, thusdecreasing or increasing the tension on the splings L L, as desired;orsaid 'collars K K may be taken off of the arms I I, the pressers J Jremoved from between 'said arms ando' of the arms N N, andthe -wholerubber and fra-Ine I) C D, B B, N N, M M, O, taken from the box A, whichv can then be used for rinsing the clothes if desired.'

It is `also readily seen that rubber springs might be used in the placeof the spiral springs L L, if found desirable.

Having thus fully described my invention,

' What I olztiin as new, and desire to secure by Letteis Patent, is-

The peculiar arrangement nndombination of the amepieoe H with .theelastic :mns I I, having notches k k cut therein, the collar K, withbevelled inner-end faces, the spring L, presser J, and axle-firm N ofthe rubber-frame, the several parts being arranged and combinedsubstantially as md for the purpose herein speciied. v

Asevidence that I elaini the foregoing, I have herevunto set my hand inthe presence of two witnesses,

this 17 th day of October, A. D. 186,8.

JOHN LEIB. Witnesses:

' JOHN ORAMER,

J. A. SUMNER.

